Like elsewhere, homes throughout the Willamette Valley feature a variety of bedroom options. Can you guess the number of bedrooms most popular in our area? In the graph below, the answer to the most popular number of bedrooms isn’t even close. Three bedroom homes are by far the most popular in our region. Another related […]

With the arrival of Spring’s beautiful weather, many Oregonians have heard someone say: “Now is an excellent time to consider placing your home on the market for sale.” However, you may wonder Why exactly is it considered such a good time to sell your Oregon property? Is it simply due to sunny skies? So if […]

Greater Portland home prices recently experienced a break in their upward trend, according to the latest report from the S&P Case-Shiller home price index. This mirrors the national real estate picture. Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday shows home prices across the 20 metros surveyed dipped 0.1 percent in January, but remained 13.2 […]

A recent Realtor article suggests home sellers are now working to get a jump on the competition by placing their properties on the market ahead of Spring: The Spring selling rush may already be under way, as some home owners are already throwing their properties on the market to take advantage of rebounding home prices […]

In an interesting twist that challenges logic, Portland metro home prices are up 2.8% over the past month, while our housing inventory simultaneously jumped by nearly a month’s supply. Usually home prices soften or drop when supply increases. This counter-intuitive phenomenon highlights the ongoing demand for greater Portland area homes. It also confirms the recovery […]

Think you’re busy? The life of a professional real estate agent is, too. A recent list of vital Realtor tasks itemizes the 144 jobs top real estate agents perform when assisting sellers. These duties are wide ranging and this particular list is limited to jobs completed by Realtors for seller clients. The great thing is […]

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A new report from the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) shows Portland area home prices up nicely for the year and now at 2008 levels. A significant reason for this market strength is continued low inventory of available homes for sale. Read this free new report on Portland area real estate here. Make sure to […]

New reports on Oregon home values are now available. For the greater Willamette Valley, they show a pronounced dip in Salem area prices, with a lighter decline around greater Portland. First, here’s a price graph for metro Salem: And here’s the greater Portland price graph: Inventory Explains Price Shifts Housing inventory helps to explain price […]

Fun upcoming events and surprising local housing facts are all found in the latest free edition of the Oregon Real Estate Update. Real estate information also includes average prices and market times for towns and neighborhoods throughout much of Oregon. Home Prices The average Portland area home price is now $309,200, up 14.1% from last […]

Greater Portland area home prices continued their rise as found in Case Shiller’s home price report. Portland metro home prices rose 1.6% in the last month tabulated. That was slightly down from the prior month increase of 1.9%. Over the past year, Case Shiller reports a 12.2% annual increase in Portland area home prices.

New figures suggest Portland and Salem home prices continue to rise. With unemployment still not that good, driving this phenomenon in Portland is a low 2.8 month housing supply. And while greater Salem has more than twice that housing backlog at 6.2 months of supply, Salem is still seeing a healthy 11.3% average home price […]

Recent Oregon real estate news has focused on Portland’s rising metro home prices and anemic residential inventories. So what’s the story on Salem? A Tale of Two Coffees The difference between Portland and Salem’s housing markets might best be compared to two different kinds of coffee. If the Portland area’s housing market rebound is seen […]

The latest report on greater Portland metro housing shows there is just 2.5 months of home inventory. One glance at prior figures reveals a 2.5 supply of homes is amazing small. Click here to view the entire report, including statistics on what homes are selling for in your neighborhood or city.

Here’s all you really need to know from the latest real estate report on our Portland metro housing market: ‘Portland’s real estate activity remains solid. February’s closed sales were strong—at 1,376, closed sales represented the best February since 2008.’ If you’d like to know more, keep reading and view the newest Portland real estate report […]

New figures are now available on the Portland metro real estate market. As of January of this year, the average price of Portland area homes sold has increased 5.4% to $277,000. View the complete new Portland area housing report here and check out the latest average market price on page #2.

Reversing nearly half a decade of falling home values, prices around Portland, Oregon increased 6.7% over the past year. Portland handily beat the 5.5% average increase of the twenty US cities surveyed by Standard and Poor’s in their Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Values in all but one city, New York, increased. National home prices are […]

The latest report on Portland Metro housing shows an increase in demand. View the new report below. On page two it includes average selling prices and days on market for your town or neighborhood. PortlandMetro-December2012 Thinking about selling or buying? Contact Certified Realty today at 503-682-1083!